We have had about 3 weeks of daily near 100 degree weather. Our garden is now gone, with only the pumpkins for my granddaughters to be harvested. We planted the “jumbo” variety and they are really getting big, but we still have to water these. I was so tired of this hot, sweltering weather, and…
Squirrels need love, too
We have several feeders at our house and feed the birds all summer long. For a number of years we didn’t have any squirrels. I think our dogs kept them away, but now that they are getting old, the squirrels have returned. We decided not to try to fight them, but have provided them with…
Garden’s harvest
I picked these out of the garden this afternoon. Lot’s of great cucumbers, squash, greenbeans, and a couple of zuchinni. While looking through a new book I bought at Books a Million today, I found a recipe for chocolate zuchinni bread. There are several books by Laura Childs called the Tea Shop mystery series. I…
Mackenzie and Kendall’s Garden
These are my granddaughter’s Mackenzie and Kendall in the garden. Introducing children to the garden at an early age helps foster a life long love of gardening. Children are curious and gardening can be a great tool for learning. There’s a few tips when gardening with kids: There attention span is short. Gardening projects…
The Garden
In my last post I talked about the water shortage here in Georgia. I saw a church sign about 3 weeks ago that said “Pray for rain, pray for the farmers”. Well, it worked. For the last two weeks it has rained about 9 of the last 14 days. The grass that was turning brown,…
pictures of shop
Garden Shop Countdown
Opening day for the shop is May 5th and there is lots of work to do. Shopping bags, and inventory, paint two walls, a door, and plan for our open house. Tomorrow I am off from my “real job” as a nurse, and already my to do list is growing ever longer. Here’s a picture…
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